Scouts for French football club Paris Saint-Germain illegally profiled players over a five-year period, CNN reports. Documents revealed the scouts racially profiled prospective players from 2013 to 2018. The scouting department used forms that contained a section where a player’s race could be listed, a violation of France’s laws on data collection. "At no time (club management) was aware of an ethnic monitoring within the scouting department or ever in possession of such a form," the club said in a statement. "These forms betray the spirit and values of Paris Saint-Germain." Paris Saint-Germain has launched an investigation into the practices.
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